Best Elementary Schools in Maryland

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 855)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
240051001043	1	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	7801 Glenarden Pkwy	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 925-1300	388	27	14.5	39.7%	40 (10.3%)	248 (63.9%)	56 (14.4%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,363			$529			$12,834	99.2	98.3	6	5
240012001696	2	West Towson Elementary	Public	K-5	6916 North Charles Street	Baltimore	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3893	376	28	13.4	5.1%	239 (63.6%)	37 (9.8%)	23 (6.1%)	34 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.2%)	$15,042			$601			$14,441	99	97.5	14	12
240048000787	3	Bradley Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	8701 Hartsdale Ave	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 204-5210	479	30	16.2	1.0%	300 (62.6%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.4%)	73 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.1%)	$14,583			$480			$14,103	98.7	98.3	5	2
240048000798	4	Carderock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	7401 Persimmon Tree Lane	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0540	321	23	14.2	3.1%	165 (51.4%)	23 (7.2%)	46 (14.3%)	56 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.3%)	$19,273			$551			$18,722	98.5	98.1	11	7
240012000462	5	Riderwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1711 Landrake Rd	Towson	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3568	381	30	12.6	4.5%	290 (76.1%)	29 (7.6%)	17 (4.5%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$15,468			$732			$14,736	98.5	96.7	21	16
240006000045	6	Benfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Lynwood Dr	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6555	410	27	15.2	4.9%	340 (82.9%)	8 (2.0%)	33 (8.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$16,049			$978			$15,071	98.4	98.6	2	4
240072001327	7	Ocean City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12828 Center Dr	Ocean City	21842	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5370	545	47	11.7	36.5%	408 (74.9%)	25 (4.6%)	77 (14.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,950			$1,027			$16,923	98.3	98.2	7
240042000764	8	Worthington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Roundhill Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2825	446	34	13	5.8%	188 (42.2%)	25 (5.6%)	29 (6.5%)	172 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	$16,700			$669			$16,032	98.2	97	19	11
240048000809	9	Cold Spring Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9201 Falls Chapel Way	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-4390	326	20	16.3	1.5%	137 (42.0%)	14 (4.3%)	18 (5.5%)	130 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	$16,009			$514			$15,495	98	98.1	10	1
240048000779	10	Bannockburn Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Dalroy Ln	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1270	421	26	16.3	2.1%	253 (60.1%)	26 (6.2%)	48 (11.4%)	61 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	$15,244			$533			$14,711	98	98.4	4	6

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP Mathematics, MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 26, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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